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DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1946

VOL. 48, NO. 24

Rabbi Adler Scores Paternalism in
Plea for Democracy . in Community

Council Gives Statement
On Grave Desecration

Elected President
of Temple Beth El
at Annual Meeting

Baffled by a six months delay on the part of a syna-
gogue official in reporting the incident, the investigation
of a desecration of graves in a local Jewish cemetery has
come to a halt without any of the culprits being appre-

Urges More Faith in
Masses of Community

Prefers Democracy and its Dangers
To Paternalism With its Indecencies

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In a scorching denunciation of the paternalistic atti-
tude of some Jewish organizations in this city and a de-
mand for a real democratic faith in the masses of Jewry,
Rabbi Morris Adler, in reply to a special welcome from
As we go to press, the news comes from New York
the Community Council of Detroit on the occasion of his
that the Zionist election has been postponed for two
first delegates' conference since his return from the
weeks with the consent of all the parties, Hadassah
armed service, emphasized the need for more genuine
refraining from voting. This makes the election date
democracy in policy making in American Jewish life.
June 30. Polling places will be the same and it is
Adler emphasized the importance of the development
hoped not only that everybody will vote but that all
of
the Community Council idea.
parties will accept the results and pull together in
"The Community Council idea," he said, "carries
this time when unity above all is the greatest need
with it two major concepts. One is self-determination in
in Jewry.
certain areas of community
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life. The other is a faith in
Mended. Police guards have been set up to prevent a
the masses.
recurrence and the synagogue in question has set up a
"What we need is not a
stronger fence.
little democracy thrown at
LEONARD 1'. LEWIS
The Detroit Community Council which began its Leonard T. Lewis was re-electe.l us paternalistically. Democ-
investigation about three weeks*
president of Temple Beth El at racy has its dangers. It
A STATEMENT
ago, as soon as a report of the
the 96th annual congregational sometimes causes waste on
incident was brought to its atten-1
By the JEWISH
meeting June 9.
minute, unimportant mat-
tion, has issued a statement set-1
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Other officers re-elected were
ting up all the facts and deplor- i
OF DETROIT
- vice-president, MK- But, here in the Coun-
Julian
G.
Wolfner,
ing the poor judgment on the part
cil idea, we have the Amer-
The Jewish Community Council and Harry S. Grant, treasurer.
of the Individual who failed to re.
The following trustees were ican kahillah in the making.
port it when action might still of Detroit herewith makes public
elected for a term of three years: We are forging the instru-
have been taken to apprehend the its findings with reference to re-
Sylvan Grosner, Lawrence J.
culprits. The statement follows in cently circulated reports concern-
Michelson, David M. Welling and ments of our group survival.
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on
Page
17)
full:
Benjamin Wilk. These, together And so we want democracy
with the following whose terms with all its risks rather
did not expire, will constitute the than paternalism with all
Board of Trustees for the ensu-
• Pfc Joseph Bale Post Formally
ing year: Sidney J. Allen, Waite' its indecencies. No leader is
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S. Heavenrich, Harry Hyman, greater than the commun-
Dr. Herbert I. Kallet, Mrs. Mau- ity. In the Community
RABBI MORRIS ADLER
rice Klein, Henry Levitt, Nate S. Council, the power of the

Zionist Election Postponed

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Shapero, Leon S. Wayburn, Jo-
seph M. Welt and David Wilkus.
The annual reports of Leonard
T. Lewis, president, and Dr. B.
Benedict Glazer, rabbi, showed -1
year of progress, expansion of ac•
tivities, and a large accession of
new members. Beth El now has
1,306 members.

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Photo by Chronicle Photographer—Eric Bennett

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470 Immigrants
Arrive at Haifa

Mufti Flees France; Enters Syria fOr
Arab Conference on Palestine Situation

Killer of Jews
Commits Suicide.

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president and the officers comes
from the people who gave them
this power."
When he was welcomed by
President Aaron Droock, Adler
received an ovation. The occasion
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The Ha-
was the meeting of the delegates
viva Retie, which was captured
(Continued on Page 3)
last week off the coast of Pales-
tine with a cargo of 470 visaless
Jews, was brought into Haifa
harbor during the week-end with
a Zionist flag flying from the
mast. The schooner also carried
ATC plane for Cairo, where he a large banner with the inscrip-
By BERL CORALNIK
transferred to a British plane.
tion: "Keep the gates of Pales-
(Jewish Telegraphic Agency
rival in Syria.
tine open! We are not the last."
Correspondent)
Arab leaders in Palestine and
Ninety percent of the Haviv t
JERUSALEM, (JTA)—Haj Amin Transiordan received the news of Reik's immigrants are Greek Jews
el Husseini, ex-Mufti of Jerusa- the Mufti's presence in the Middle while the remainder are from Po-
lem, last week "disappeared" East with open rejoicing and it i3
from France and a day later reported that Transjordan's Pre. land, Rumania and Hufigary. All
landed at Damascus, where he mier, Ibrahim Hachem Pasha, are young men and women who
was enthusiastically received by went to Damascus to greet him, were either partisans or inmates
a large crowd of Arabs, and then the Mufti's flight from France of concentration camps. There
proceeded to Bhutan to take past and the executive of the Jewish are 40 children aboard the vessel
in the deliberations of the Arab Agency went into secret session and many of the women are
League, which met to consider shortly after it learned of his ar- pregnant.
Approximately 1,000 visaless im-
the Palestine situation.
Jewish circles here are con-
migrants of the 1,827 who arrived
cerned with the implications of
here last month on the "Max
and King Abdullah is coming to
Nordau" will remain in the Ath.
Jerusalem to consult High Com-
lit camp until next month's quota
missioner Sir Alan G. Cunning-
of immigration certificates is is-
WARSAW, (JTA)—The former
ham. Auni Bey Abdul Hadi, lead-
sued, it was announced. Eight
er of the newly-formed Arab commander of the ghetto in the hundred and twenty-seven of the
Higher Front, welcomed the Mul- city of Sambor, Poland, a Nazi
immigrants have already been re-
ti and expressed confidence that named Adolph Zinter, committed
suicide in prison where he was leased on certificates granted tc
he would come to Jerusalem.
The circumstances of the Muf- being held for trial as a war the Jewish Agency under the cur-
rent quota. Efforts by the Jewish
ti's leaving France are shrouded criminal, it is reported here.
Zinter was apprehended at the Agency to secure the release of
in a veil of official French si-
lence and a number of conflicting Silesian town of Trzeiniec (Hir- all the passengers were unsuc-
reports. The United Press report- schewalde) when he was spotted cessful.
The first meeting of Jewish
ed from Damascus that the Muf- among a group of German work-
ti had arrived there in a British ers crossing into Silesia to work partisans and ghetto fighters who
on construction jobs. He is be- arrived in Palestine recenty from
plane, while a dispatch to the
lieved to have been responsible
London Times originating in for the death of more than 1,000 Europe was held recently in Tel
Aviv under the auspices of th•!
Cairo said he had travelled in
Jews. Ludwig Fischer, the former
French plane, and a second Unit- German commandant of Warsaw, Histadruth, the Palestine Federa-
ed Press story from Paris quoted will go on trial here shortly as a tion of Labor. Many of the parti•
sans were reunited for the firs'
French diplomatic circles as say- war criminal. The liquidation of
time since they separated in the
the
Warsaw
ghetto
occurred
ing that he had received Ameri-
forests and the ghettoes of Po-
can air priority with French as- while Fischer was in command of
land.
sistance and left in an American the city.

Marked by a posthumous presentation of the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross to Joseph L. Bale for services in action during the course
of which he met his death, the Pfc. Joseph Louis Bale Post, No. 474
of the Jewish War Veterans held its institution of the post and in-
stallation of officers last Monday evening at the JWV headquarters.
The presentation was made to Private Bale's mother.
S. A. Rothman, new post commander, accepted the Bible and
charter in the name of the post. He was also presented with a gave!
by State Department Commander Hairy T. Madison who was chair-
man of the affair.
Talks were given by Tony Weitzel, columnist, Rabbi Morris Adler,
American Legion
Col. Ray Kelly, former national commander of the
Congressman
McLeod.
and former
The presentation of the Distinguished Service Cross was made to
Mrs. Bale by Lt. Col. Nicholas W. Dragneff. Lt. Roy W. Leemons read
the citation. Presentation of the colors was handled by R. C. Cohen.,
captain of the color guard and the invocation was given by Aaron

Droock.

